Secaș

For other uses, see Secaș (disambiguation).

Secaș
Commune
The wooden church in Crivobara
Location in Timiș County
Secaș Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°53′N 21°49′E
Country	Romania
County	Timiș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Simion Pop[1] (PNL)
Area [2]	58.72 km^2 (22.67 sq mi)
Population  (2021-12-01)[3]	320
• Density	5.4/km^2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	307390–307393
Vehicle reg.	TM
Website	primariasecas.ro

Secaș (Hungarian: Temesszékás; German: Sekasch) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Checheș, Crivobara, Secaș (commune seat) and Vizma.

History

Secaș first appears in written history in 1440. At that time it was assigned to Arad County, was called Kyszekas ("Little Secaș") and belonged to the Șoimoș Fortress. It continued to exist during the Ottoman period, as Marsigli's writings from 1690–1700 mention it as inhabited. After the conquest of Banat by the Austrians in 1717, the first census took place, in which two localities were recorded: Georg in Sekasch with seven houses and Dollnischas with 14 houses, both in the Lipova District. It is not mentioned on the map from 1761, but the very old Orthodox parish has registers since 1779. Later, only one village, Secaș, inhabited by Romanians, is recorded. The new Orthodox church was built in 1869.^[4]

In the interwar period it was part of Plasa Lipova, Timiș-Torontal County and exceeded 1,000 inhabitants. After World War II it began to become depopulated, mainly due to its relative isolation from industrial centers and major communications routes.

Demographics

Ethnic composition (2011)^[5]

  Romanians (91.64%)

  Unknown (8.36%)

Religious composition (2011)^[6]

  Orthodox (87.96%)

  Baptists (1.67%)

  Pentecostals (1.34%)

  Unknown (8.36%)

  Others (0.67%)

Secaș had a population of 299 inhabitants at the 2011 census, down 2% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (91.64%). For 8.36% of the population, ethnicity is unknown.^[5] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (87.96%), but there are also minorities of Baptists (1.67%) and Pentecostals (1.34%). For 8.36% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.^[6]

Census[7]		Ethnic composition
Year	Population	Romanians	Hungarians	Germans	Ukrainians
1880	2,440	2,298	46	45	–
1890	2,626	2,532	15	45	–
1900	3,003	2,831	87	64	–
1910	3,017	2,839	79	55	–
1920	2,535	2,415	62	46	–
1930	2,810	2,441	13	42	294
1941	2,727	2,280	11	33	–
1956	2,291	2,259	3	14	–
1966	1,364	1,358	4	2	–
1977	472	469	2	1	–
1992	283	282	–	1	–
2002	306	303	–	1	1
2011	299	274	–	–	–

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
2. "Primăria Secaș". Ghidul Primăriilor.
3. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
4. Crețan, Remus (2006). Dicționar toponimic și geografico-istoric al localităților din județul Timiș. Timișoara: Editura Universității de Vest. ISBN 973-7608-65-8.
5. "Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică.
6. "Tab13. Populația stabilă după religie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică.
7. Varga, E. Árpád. "Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-2002" (PDF).